Disorders Flashcards
Difference between somatic symptom disorder & illness anxiety disorder
Somatic symptom disorder = anxiety about an illness with 1+ Sx
Illness anxiety disorder = Hypochondriasis; no symptoms
Criteria for adjustment disorder
Excessive distress within 3 months of identifiable stressor. Symptoms last less than 6 months.
Autism-Spectrum DSM-5 Criteria
Social Deficits: -Social-Emotional reciprocity -Nonverbal communication -Developing & maintaining relationships Restricted, repetitive behavior patterns: -Repetitive motor movements -Insistence on sameness or routine -Fixated interests -Adverse responses to sensory input
Occurs early in development & not better accounted for by intellectual impairment or other condition.
Prevalence of MDD: Women vs men
Women:Men = 2:1
Goes to 1:1 postmenopausal
Prevalence of MDD
15% lifetime
7% 12mo
Chances of having another MDE
1st episode - 50%
2nd episode - 75%
3rd episode - 95%
Average duration of MDE
8-18 months
What is the kindling theory?
With each episode of depression, more “kindling for the fire” - each subsequent episode can happen with weaker stressors.
What are the possible outcomes (graph) of depression?
Response (Acute phase)
Remission (Continuation phase)
Recovery (Maintenance phase)
Relapse if during continuation
Recurrence if during recovery
What is the typical initial treatment for MDD based on severity?
Mild/Moderate - respond equally well to medication & therapy
Severe - needs both medication & therapy +/- hospitalization
Substance-induced mood disorder criteria
1) Prominent mood disturbance
2) Evidence that it began soon after beginning substance/medication use & the substance is known to cause mood disturbance.
3) Not better explained by another depressive disorder
4) Does not occur exclusively during Delirium
What specifiers can be added to the MDD diagnosis?
With anxious distress With mixed features(some hypomanic symptoms) With psychotic features With melancholic features With catatonia With peripartum onset With seasonal mood pattern With atypical features
Criteria for melancholic depression
1) Prominent anhedonia
2) 3 or more of the following:
– Distinct quality of depressed mood
– Depression worse in the am
– Early am awakening ( 2hours before normal)
– Marked psychomotor agitation or retardation
– Significant weight loss
– Excessive or inappropriate guilt
How does depression present in elderly?
Irritability
Somatic complaints
Pseudodementia
How does MDD present in adolescents?
Behavioral changes
Changes in grades
Drug use
Change in friends
What are the monoamines?
5-HT
NE
Dopamine
What brain structures atrophy in depression?
Prefrontal cortex
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Medical conditions that mimic depression
Pancreatic cancer Hypo/Hyperthyroidism Hypo/Hyperparathyroidism Cushing's & Addison's Anemia Uremia Pellegra Dementias Huntington's Medications (Steroids, OCP's, Antipsychotics)
Criteria for MDD
5/9 of SIGECAPS
One of the 5 must be either depressed mood or anhedonia
Must be present for >2wks
Not better explained by another medical or psych illness
Criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder
aka Dysthymia
A. Symptoms present for 2+ years (or 1+ years if child/adol.)
B. 2+ of the following symptoms present:
1. Poor appetite or overeating.
2. Insomnia or hypersomnia.
3. Low energy or fatigue.
4. Low self-esteem.
5. Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions.
6. Feelings of hopelessness.
C. Not better explained by another ilness
Features of PMDD (not criteria)
Mood lability
Irritability
Dysphoria
Anxiety symptoms
Occur repeatedly during the pre-menstrual phase of the cycle and remit around the onset of menses or shortly thereafter.
Substance-Induce Mood Disorder criteria
Significant mood disturbance in which:
1 . The symptoms developed during or soon after substance intoxication or withdrawal or after exposure to a medication.
2. The involved substance/medication is capable of producing SIMD.
3. Does not occur exclusively during delirium.
Depressive Disorder due to Another Medical Condition criteria
A. A prominent and persistent period of depressed mood or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities that predominates in the clinical picture.
B. There is evidence from the H&P or labs that the disturbance is the direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition.
Does not include depression 2/2 stress from having a medical condition. Depression must be a DIRECT consequence of the medical condition.
Atypical depression criteria
A. Mood reactivity (mood can brighten in response)
B. Two+ of the following:
1 . Significant weight gain or increase in appetite.
2. Hypersomnia.
3. Leaden paralysis
4. A long-standing pattern of interpersonal rejection sensitivity (not limited to episodes of mood disturbance)
MDD with peripartum onset criteria
MDE during pregnancy or within 4 weeks postpartum
Indications for admitting an anorexic patient
Electrolyte disturbances
Bradycardia
Unstable vitals
Dehydration
When do DT’s occur?
2-4 days after last drink
What are the 1st & 2nd line treatment options for GAD?
1st line: -CBT -SSRI's or SNRI's 2nd line: -Benzodiazepines -Buspirone
What are the mature defense mechanisms?
SASH
- Sublimation - Altruism - Suppression - Humor
How long to continue bipolar maintenance therapy?
1st episode of mania - at least 1 year
2 or more episodes - lifetime
What psychiatric problems are seen in victims of sexual assault?
PTSD
MDD
Increased risk of suicide
What antidepressants are specifically indicated for treatment of OCD?
Sertaline Fluoxetine Paroxetine Fluvoxamine Clomipramine (TCA; 2nd line)
What is the typical course of alcohol withdrawal?
6-24h - Mild withdrawal (anxiety, tremors, insomnia, sweating, GI)
12h-2d - Seizures & alcoholic hallucinosis
2d-4d - DT’s (autonomic instability, delirium)
Schizoaffective criteria
1) Multiple psychotic episodes with concurrent major depressive or manic symptoms
2) 2 or more weeks of psychosis without mood symptoms
3) Mood symptoms present for the majority of total illness
4) Not due to substances or other medical illness
#2 distinguishes from MDD or BAD with psychotic symptoms #3 distinguishes from schizophrenia
Specifiers for persistent depressive syndrome
aka Dysthymia
1) With pure dysthymic syndrome - MDE criteria never fully met
2) With intermittent MDE’s
3) With persistent MDE’s (MDE criteria met for the 2y)
What are the Cluster B personality disorders?
Borderline
Antisocial
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Indications for ECT
Severe/refractory depression Depression in pregnancy Refractory mania NMS Catatonic schizophrenia